Aidan Sammons, David Putwain

Psychology and Crime (eBook, ePUB)

2nd edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Concise, informative and accessible, the new edition of Psychology and Crime is the ideal introduction to this fascinating topic. Now updated to cover cybercrime, terrorism and hate, as well as insights from neuroscience, the new edition also includes case studies to bring the research to life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351252126
• Artikelnr.: 54361710

Autorenporträt

Aidan Sammons has been teaching, writing about, and training teachers of introductory psychology for over 20 years.

David Putwain has taught psychology from GCSE through to doctoral level for over 25 years. His research interests focus on how psychology can be used in applied contexts.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Defining and measuring crime
3. Biologically oriented explanations of offending
4. Psychologically oriented explanations of offending
5. Socially oriented explanations of offending
6. Psychology and police investigations
7. Witness testimony
8. Courtroom processes
9. Judicial responses to offending
10. Crime prevention
11. Contemporary topics: terrorism and cybercrime
12. Critical perspectives: crime, gender and race
References